Staircase Issues
unused The remarkable study/collection of these fascinating issues covering the different vignette plates and replete with multiples, plate flaws, "SPECIMEN" overprints, watermarks, covers etc. comprising 1901-03 CC 1d. (66, three overprinted "SPECIMEN" and four used on two covers), 5d. (22, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and two used on seperate covers), 2/- (13, three overprinted "SPECIMEN") and 3/- (13, three overprinted "SPECIMEN"), 1911-19 MCA 1d. (143, with twenty-one Red Cross, eight War Tax and six used on three covers), 3d. purple on yellow (136, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and eighteen War Tax), 3d. black and brown (140, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and twenty-two War Tax), 5d. (75, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and ten Special Delivery - ten are black and orange), 2/- (27) and 3/- (28, one used), 1921-29 Script 1d. (206, one overprinted "SPECIMEN"), 5d. (56, one perforated "SPECIMEN"), 2/- (162, three overprinted "SPECIMEN" and one used on cover) and 3/- (29, one overprinted "SPECIMEN"). A fine lot, all neatly mounted and written up on album pages.
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unused The remarkable study/collection of these fascinating issues covering the different vignette plates and replete with multiples, plate flaws, "SPECIMEN" overprints, watermarks, covers etc. comprising 1901-03 CC 1d. (66, three overprinted "SPECIMEN" and four used on two covers), 5d. (22, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and two used on seperate covers), 2/- (13, three overprinted "SPECIMEN") and 3/- (13, three overprinted "SPECIMEN"), 1911-19 MCA 1d. (143, with twenty-one Red Cross, eight War Tax and six used on three covers), 3d. purple on yellow (136, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and eighteen War Tax), 3d. black and brown (140, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and twenty-two War Tax), 5d. (75, one overprinted "SPECIMEN" and ten Special Delivery - ten are black and orange), 2/- (27) and 3/- (28, one used), 1921-29 Script 1d. (206, one overprinted "SPECIMEN"), 5d. (56, one perforated "SPECIMEN"), 2/- (162, three overprinted "SPECIMEN" and one used on cover) and 3/- (29, one overprinted "SPECIMEN"). A fine lot, all neatly mounted and written up on album pages.